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SOMNOLENT
(adj.) inclined to or marked by drowsiness
"slumberous (or slumbrous) eyes", "`slumbery' is archaic", "the sound had a somnolent effect"
synonyms : slumberous , slumbery , slumbrous
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Mnemonics for somnolent
(Tag: ) " somn " is a root which means sleep, so any word having this root is pertaining to sleep...
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-1 (Tag: ) it can be split into somn(body) +no(not) +lent(leaned).if u sleep without leaning ur back. then u r definitely in a half sleep
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The Latin root “somnus” means “sleep” (as in somnambulism, insomnia, somnolent etc) A interesint word with two simple roots: Somniloquy:talking in sleep Root loquy:talk Somnambulism: Walking in sleep Root ambul:walk added by bugmenot
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